Neotuberostemonine

The roots of Stemona tuberosa

Antitussive and central respiratory depressant effects of Stemona tuberosa.[Pubmed:20219659]

J Ethnopharmacol. 2010 Apr 21;128(3):679-84.

AIMS OF THE STUDY: Stemona alkaloids with distinctly different chemical skeletons are recently reported as the active components in the antitussive herb Baibu derived from the root-tubers of Stemona tuberosa. This study aims to determine if alkaloids of this herb contribute equally to the antitussive functions, act on the same sites of cough reflex, and play any role in inducing central respiratory depressant effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Antitussive potency of four major alkaloids was evaluated on guinea pigs with citric acid aerosol to induce cough. The action sites of the alkaloids on cough reflex pathway were tested with electrical stimulation of the superior laryngeal nerve in guinea pigs. The central respiratory effects of croomine were also tested on guinea pigs. RESULTS: Croomine, Neotuberostemonine and stemoninine showed similar antitussive potency, while tuberostemonine showed much weaker antitussive potency. Neotuberostemonine, tuberostemonine and stemoninine acted on the peripheral cough reflex pathway, while croomine acted on the central part. Croomine also showed obvious central respiratory depressant effects. CONCLUSIONS: The four major Stemona alkaloids in Stemona tuberosa do not contribute equally to antitussive potency in guinea pigs. Neotuberostemonine, tuberostemonine and stemoninine target on peripheral cough reflex pathway. Croomine acts on central sites in the cough reflex pathway and demonstrates central respiratory depressant effects, which can partly account for the adverse reactions reported for the herb.

Neotuberostemonine attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis by suppressing the recruitment and activation of macrophages.[Pubmed:27144994]

Int Immunopharmacol. 2016 Jul;36:158-164.

Neotuberostemonine (NTS) is one of the main antitussive alkaloids in the root of Stemona tuberosa Lour. This study aimed to investigate the effects of NTS on bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice and the underlying mechanism. After BLM administration, NTS were orally administered to mice at 20 and 40mg/kg per day from days 8 to 21, with nintedanib as a positive control. The effect of NTS on BLM-induced mice was assessed via histopathological examination by HE and Masson's trichrome staining, TGF-beta1 level and macrophage recruitment by immunohistochemical staining, expression of profibrotic media and M1/M2 polarization by western blot. RAW 264.7 cells were used to evaluate whether NTS (1, 10, 100muM) directly affected macrophages. The results revealed that NTS treatment significantly ameliorated lung histopathological changes and decreased inflammatory cell counts in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. The over-expression of collagen, alpha-SMA and TGF-beta1 was reduced by NTS. Furthermore, NTS markedly lowered the expression of MMP-2 and TIMP-1 while raised the expression of MMP-9. A further analysis showed that NTS was able to decrease the recruitment of macrophages and to inhibit the M2 polarization in mice lung tissues. The experiment in vitro showed that NTS significantly reduced the arginase-1 (marker for M2) expression in a dose-dependent manner but down-regulated the iNOS (marker for M1) expression only at 100muM. In conclusion, our study demonstrated for the first time that NTS has a significant protective effect on BLM-induced pulmonary fibrosis through suppressing the recruitment and M2 polarization of macrophages.

TLC-image analysis of non-chromophoric tuberostemonine alkaloid derivatives in Stemona species.[Pubmed:24079167]

Nat Prod Commun. 2013 Aug;8(8):1065-8.

A simple, selective, precise, and accurate thin-layer chromatographic (TLC) image analytical method was developed and validated for simultaneous quantification of the major components in the root extracts of Stemona tuberosa (tuberostemonine, tuberostemonine N and Neotuberostemonine)), and S. phyllantha (tuberostemonine and tuberostemonine A). The analysis was performed by TLC on silica gel 60 F254 aluminum plates using a mixture of dichloromethane: ethyl acetate: methanol: ammonium hydroxide (50:45:4:1) as mobile phase. Post-derivatization was employed by dipping the TLC plate into Dragendorff's reagent to visualize the spots. Image analysis of the scanned TLC plate was performed to detect the contents of tuberostemonine derivatives. The polynomial regression data for the calibration plots showed good linear relationships within the concentration range of 2-7 microg/spot. The method gave satisfactory precision, accuracy, selectivity and could simultaneously quantify tuberostemonine, tuberostemonine A, tuberostemonine N and Neotuberostemonine. Dried powdered roots of S. tuberosa grown in Thailand contained 1.31 +/- 0.28, 1.63 +/- 0.18 and 1.24 +/- 0.27% tuberostemonine, tuberostemonine N, and Neotuberostemonine (dry weight), respectively, while S. phyllantha roots contained 1.39 +/- 0.14% tuberostemonine and 0.39 +/- 0.08% tuberostemonine A (dry weight). The proposed method was simple, inexpensive, and more accessible to apply for many local authorities and small laboratories.

Neotuberostemonine, one of the main antitussive alkaloids in the root of Stemona tuberosa Lour, attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis by suppressing the recruitment and activation of macrophages.

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